Brigitte Macron

About

First Lady of France, and the wife of 10th president of the Fifth Republic Emmanuel Macron. She is also a schoolteacher who has taught literature around Paris, France, including at the prestigious Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague. 

Before Fame

Her first major teaching job came in the 1980s at the Collège Lucie-Berger in Strasbourg, France. 

Trivia

She met her husband while teaching him literature and theatre at Lycée la Providence. She is 24 years his senior. 

Family Life

She is the youngest of six children. Her parents are Simone and Jean Trogneux of the chocolaterie of the same name in Amiens, France. 

Associated With

She played an active role in her husband Emmanuel Macron's 2016-2017 presidential campaign, and was a chief strategist.